Microsoft and Accenture have announced a partnership to drive down the United Kingdom’s carbon footprint. Revealed on Wednesday, the companies said their collaboration will help the UK make the transition …
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Coronavirus | UK’s mutating variant a concern as it might undermine vaccines, says scientist
Sharon Peacock said the British variant was dominant in the country and was likely ‘to sweep the world, in all probability’ The coronavirus variant first found in the British region …
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Meghan, Britain`s Duchess of Sussex, said on Thursday the pain caused by the Mail on Sunday newspaper and its publisher ran deep, saying the courts had held them to account …
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No Black executives in top three roles of UK’s FTSE 100 firms for first time since 2014, report shows
LONDON — There are no Black executives in the role of chair, chief executive or chief financial officer at Britain’s 100 biggest companies for the first time since 2014, according …
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‘From the whole cricket community, he will be sadly missed’: Joe Root condoles demise of UK’s war hero Captain Tom Moore
England Test skipper Joe Root on Wednesday condoled the demise of centenarian Captain Tom Moore, who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his …
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Paramedics work inside an ambulance parked outside the Royal London Hospital in east London on January 21, 2021. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s official …
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Amazon Adapts Son Heung-Min Series For UK; Sky Signs Movie Deal With Studiocanal; UK’s Indielab Accelerator Opens — Global Briefs
Amazon Adapts Son Heung-Min Series For UKAmazon has partnered with Zig Zag Productions to adapt a South Korean documentary on Tottenham Hotspur soccer hero Son Heung-Min. Sonsational premieres today on …
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Local GPs invited patients in the over-80s priority group to visit the cathedral and have their first vaccine doses. More than 3.23 million people had received a first dose of …
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The Queen, 94, and Philip, 99, were given the injections by a royal household doctor at Windsor Castle. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip received COVID-19 vaccinations …
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A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, …
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UK Business Minister Alok Sharma offered to resign from his ministerial position in order to take on a full-time role preparing for the country’s chairmanship of United Nations COP26 climate …
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Republic Bharat fined £20,000 by UK’s communications regulator for ‘hate speech’ – India News , Firstpost
The decision was taken in view of a programme aired on Republic Bharat on 6 September, 2019, which Ofcom said was in violation of its broadcasting norms File image of …
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A 90-year-old woman in the United Kingdom is now the first person in the world to receive a government-approved Covid-19 vaccine backed by robust clinical trials, marking the start of …
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Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom is aware of Khalistani group-backed farmer rally being planned in London and raised the matter with the Metropolitan police. The rally is in …
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Four dead, one injured in UK’s Bristol after explosion at wastewater treatment plant – World News , Firstpost
The Avon Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted at 11:22 am to a large explosion in the industrial area of Avonmouth located near Bristol, which is about 195 …
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British regulators have become the first to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech for experimental use. Because trials of the vaccine have shown that …
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India invites UK’s Boris Johnson to be chief guest at 2021 Republic Day: Reports – India News , Firstpost
If Johnson accepts the invite, he would become the first British prime minister to grace the parade at Rajpath in nearly three decades File image of Boris Johnson. AP India …